Supreme Court of India
District Magistrate, Haridwar and Anr. v. Harish Malhotra
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above, respondent is covered under Section 2(aa) of the U.P. Cinema Rules, 1988 and is liable to pay fee under Rule 17.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Uttar Pradesh Cinema (Regulation of Exhibition by Means of Videos) Rules, 1988 - r. 17 (2) - Applicability of - To the cable operator registered under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and Cinematograph Act, 1952- For running private video channels - Held: Payment of fee ulr. 17(2) does not have statutory sanction - In the absence of the sanction, liability to pay the fee cannot be imposed on the cable operator- The act of the operator in running private video channels would not fall within the expression 'Exhibition by means of Video' within the meaning of s. 2( aa) of Cinemas
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